Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in CoolType.dll in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.4, and 8.x before 8.2.5 on Windows and Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a PDF document with a long field in a Smart INdependent Glyphlets (SING) table in a TTF font, as exploited in the wild in September 2010. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Published: 2010-09-09
Score: 7.3 High
EPSS: 81.4% High
KEV: Yes
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Adobe Acrobat Acrobat Reader
Apple Macos
Microsoft Windows
Redhat Rhel Extras
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: adobe

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-22T00:05:51.427Z

Reserved: 2010-07-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-2883

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Updated: 2024-08-07T02:46:48.714Z

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Status : Analyzed

Published: 2010-09-09T22:00:02.250

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:21:41.330

Link: CVE-2010-2883

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Severity : Critical

Publid Date: 2010-09-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-2883 - Bugzilla

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